Camden’s Wills Kelly fired a tournament-best 3-under par 67
on Tuesday for a two-day 141 total to win medalist honors at the AAA boy’s
state golf tournament held at the Camden Country Club.

As a team, the host Bulldogs finished fourth with a 644
score. Bishop England, second after the first day of the 36-hole event, won its
second consecutive AAA state championship and seventh in school history with a
612 score. First-day leader Chesnee was next with a 627 with Woodruff third at
628 with Camden 16 strokes behind in fourth.

In winning the individual crown, Kelly’s second day 67 was
his second-best round at his home course. He shot a 66 last summer. He shot an
opening round 74 Monday which was five strokes behind the leader.

“I didn’t really have a number in mind,” Kelly said of his
preparation going into the final round at the par-70 Donald Ross-designed
layout. “I just tried to play each shot the way that I know I can hit each
shot.

“I hit the ball a lot better today than I did yesterday.”

A complete story on Kelly’s victory and a tournament rundown
will be included in Friday’s edition of the Chronicle-Independent.